As if the Red Sox could afford to be any more diminished in their outfield, centerfielder Cody Ross will be placed on the 15-day DL tomorrow, with a navicular bone fracture in his left foot after being struck in the foot with a ball he fouled off at bat during the series again Philadelphia. The Sox are already missing Jacoby Ellsbury (shoulder), Carl Crawford (elbow), Ryan Kalish (shoulder), Da...

Well, the Phillies first move of the offseason was a huge splash – signing Jonathan Papelbon to the tune of $50 M/4 years. Ever since then there have been a succession of more obscure, lesser marquee names inking deals (Jim Thome, Dontrelle Willis, Ty Wiggington, Lance Nix). Philadelphia’s real Dream Team seems to be taking shape and will debut in the shadows of the failed Eagles 8-8 2011 s...

Now that Hurricane Irene has blown into and out of town over most of the Eastern Seaboard (west as far as the Ohio River Valley), all that remains is to drain the swollen rivers, calm the raging seas and clean up the debris of fallen trees and scattered weekend plans. Irene’s storms and winds washed out most of the MLB games in the Eastern Time Zone as Florida, the Carolinas, the Mid-Atlant...

How odd is it that Alex Anthopoulos’ riskiest move over the off-season wasn’t the trade of face-of-the-franchise Vernon Wells or the swapping of reliable veteran hurler Shaun Marcum for an unproven prospect, but the re-signing of a guy who hit 54 home runs last season?
But there is plenty of strangeness when it comes to Jose Bautista and the Jays, who are unsure if the 30-year old’s 2010 ...

We all knew the Dodgers were going to pull the trigger on a trade sometime this week before Saturday's deadline. It just seemed like that it would be a pitcher heading to L.A. given the team's struggles in the rotation and the bullpen.
Instead, the Dodgers traded two prospects to Kansas City for speedy outfielder Scott Podsednik. The 34-year old was hitting .309 with 5 home runs, 44 RBI and 3...